Ohio Weekly Roundup

7.20.2018

Ohio Weekly Roundup 7.20.2018

Ohio Weekly Roundup 7.20.2018

July 20, 2018Justin Hemminger

CENTRAL

Shake your groove thang withMojofloandSideswipe Brewingas they celebrate this year’s release of Mojoflo Hoppy Amber Ale on Saturday, July 21. The Columbus favorite neo-soul/funk band will perform live at Sideswipe’s west side taproom at 3:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Mojoflo Hoppy Amber Ale will be available on tap and in six packs. Full event details atfacebook.com/sideswipebrewing

This week,Ill Mannered Brewing Companyreleased their hazy IPA collaboration withSixth Sense Brewing, called Sensible Manners. The two breweries have been pleasing haze enthusiasts for some time now, and this Mosaic and Citra hopped IPA would seem to be no exception to the rule. Get it on tap at Ill Mannered’s Powell taproom or at Sixth Sense in Jackson.

Tickets for the nextHoof Hearted Brewingcan release will go on sale Wednesday, July 25 at noon. The featured beers are Everybody Wants Some Double IPA with Galaxy hops and Wangbar Oatmeal Double IPA. The release is scheduled for Sunday, July 29 at the brewery in Marengo. For details and tickets, go tofacebook.com/hoofheartedbrewing

GREATER CLEVELAND

Great Lakes Brewing Companywill hold a special Christmas in July celebration on Wednesday, July 25. One batch of freshly brewed Christmas Ale will be tapped at the Ohio City brewpub at 11:30 a.m. This will be the only opportunity to drink a fresh Christmas Ale until the seasonal release later this year. Full event details available atgreatlakesbrewing.com

Not to be outdone on the Christmas in July front,Hansa Brewerywill hold a limited bottle release of their winter seasonal, Merry Xmas Ya Filthy Animal. Aged in Cleveland Whiskey barrels and fermented with maple syrup and honey, it clocks in at a holly jolly 15% ABV. Hansa mug club members get first dibs today, any remaining bottles go on sale at 7 p.m. tonight. Details atfacebook.com/hansabrewery

Working Class Breweryis rolling out several infusions of their Aviator IPA on Saturday, July 21. Flavors being offered are jalapeño, pineapple, mango, blood orange, grapefruit and cucumber. A specially-priced flight of all six infusions, plus a pour of the base Aviator IPA will be available at the brewery in Kamm’s Corners. Details atfacebook.com/ohioworkingclassbrewery

NORTHEAST

Why stop at Christmas in July?Hoppin’ Frog Breweryhas decided to skip ahead to next year with a re-release of their 13.6% ABV barleywine, New Year’s Eve 2018. Originally released back in January, the beer was intended to be aged in the bottle until, you guessed it, December 31, 2018. Pick up a bottle or two from the Akron brewery now to add to your cellar, or crack one open and party like it’s 2019. Rick Armon has all the details atohio.com

McArthur’s Brew Houseisn’t going to get left out of the Christmas in July fun either. The Cuyahoga Falls brewery held back some of their Christmas ale and aged it for six months in a bourbon barrel. That beer will be tapped today at 5:30 p.m.; it’ll go fast, so make your plans now or risk getting a lump of coal for missing out.

If you haven’t tried any of the Whirlpool Party hazy IPAs fromR.Shea Brewing, this newest version is worth checking out. Each batch features a different combination of hops: the newly tapped brew was made with Zythos, Citra and Columbus hops, lending strong pineapple and orange aromas with a flavor profile of citrus and tropical fruit with a twist of pine. On tap now at the brewery in Akron.

Just a few months after opening their new brewery and taproom in Grand Rapids,Wild Side Brewing Companyis already planning an expansion. The sour and wild ale-focused brewery is looking to grow their barrel aging program with a new facility just down the street from the current location. Stop in for a new hazy lemon Berliner Weisse and ask them all about it!

SOUTHEAST

Today at 11 a.m.,Jackie O’s Brewerywill release its biggest and most extravagant barleywine to date, Iron Furnace. Inspired by southeast Ohio’s historic iron forges from the late 19th century, Iron Furnace was brewed with an absurd amount of local maple syrup, brown sugar before being aged in Buffalo Trace barrels for a year. Available at the brewery taproom only, details atfacebook.com/jackieosbrewery

Ohio Brew Weekdraws to a close this weekend with two big events. Tonight,Brew BQwill take over the Athens Train Depot for a night of beers, food and live music. Then on Saturday, July 21, breweries will take over Court Street in downtown Athens forLast Call, a day-long craft beer festival. The Ohio Craft Brewers Association will be on hand at both events withDrink Beer Made Here merchandisefor sale. Stop by our tent and say “hi!”

SOUTHWEST

Get a sneak peek at Tequila Mockingbird, the upcoming bottle release fromStreetside Brewery. Bottles of the tequila barrel aged wild ale with key lime and sea salt won’t be available until Saturday, July 28, but you can get a taste on draft starting today at 2 p.m. Details on the Tequila Mockingbird release (and the Bert Got Dum Raspberry-Lemon Wedding Cake Milkshake IPA release this Sunday) atfacebook.com/streetsidebrewery

Rivertown Brewery & Barrel Househas a couple of new cans hitting distribution in late July. Kontrola is Rivertown’s new Czech-style pilsner brewed with Prostějov malt and Czech Saaz hops. Blueberry Lager is a natural blueberry-infused version of the brewery’s flagship 3984 Lager. Both sound like worthy cooler staples as we enter the dog days of summer. Look for them on store shelves soon.

Registration for Narrow Path Brewing’s first homebrew contest is open now and runs through Saturday, September 15. Entries are due by the end of October, with the awards ceremony to be held on Saturday, November 3. The grand prize-winning beer will be brewed at Narrow Path’s brewery in Loveland. Contest rules and registration packet download available at narrowpathbrewing.com

WEST CENTRAL

To celebrate the 49th anniversary of the landing of a manned spacecraft on the surface of the moon,Warped Wing Brewing Companywill hold a special tapping of fresh Space Food American IPA and a Space Food variant with Citra hops and mango. Kegs will be tapped at 3 p.m. today with $1 from each pint of Space Food sold to benefit theMiami Valley Astronomical Society. Details on the beer and the evening’s astronomy event atfacebook.com/warpedwing

Branch & Bone Artisan Alesbreaks out a new beer most Wednesdays. This week, it was Blueberry Berliner, a very tart, fruity take on a refreshing summer beer. Next Wednesday, July 25, head down to the brewery in Dayton’s South Park neighborhood for Vanilla Unmasked, a vanilla -infused version of Branch & Bone’s robust porter. Details atfacebook.com/branchandboneales